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In this incomparable novel of the seething revolutionary Russia of 1905, Andrey Biely plays ingeniously on the great themes of Russian history and literature as he tells the mesmerizing tale of Apollon Apollonovich Ableukhov, a high Tsarist official, and his dilettante son, an aspiring terrorist, whose first assignment is to assassinate a high Tsarist official.

Riassunto

In this incomparable novel of the seething revolutionary Russia of 1905, Andrey Bely plays ingeniously on the great themes of Russian history and literature as he tells the mesmerizing tale of Apollon Apollonovich Ableukhov, a high-ranking Tsarist official, and his dilettante son, Nikolai, an aspiring terrorist, whose first assignment is to assassinate his father.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrey Bely, Andrei Biely, Andrey Biely, Biely Andrei
• Con la collaborazione di: John Cournos (Traduzione), Cournos John (Traduzione)
• Editore: Atlantic monthly press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.03.1994
• EAN: 9780802131584
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-3158-4
• Pagine: 336
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Russia, Fiction: general & literary, Saint Petersburg, c 1900 to c 1909, CULTURAL HERITAGE / Russian, Revolution;Apollon Apollonovich Ableukhov;Tsar;Nikolai